Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

Year: 2016

Runtime: 25 mins

Language: English

Director: Ricardo Curtis

AdventureFamilyComedyAnimation

A frantic prehistoric bird mother asks Sid to care for her valuable, soon-to-hatch egg, launching a booming egg-sitting business. However, the mischievous pirate bunny, Squint, seeking revenge on the herd, steals all the eggs and cleverly hides them. With the help of his twin brother, Squint initiates a chaotic scheme. Now, Manny, Diego, and the rest of the Ice Age crew must embark on a daring rescue mission, which unexpectedly becomes the world's very first Easter egg hunt.

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1

Easter preparations begin

The mammoth family, led by Manny, gears up for Easter while Ellie struggles to decorate. Diego, Crash and Eddie pitch in to help, turning the valley into a festive hub. The mood is hopeful, even as small tensions bubble up over how the holiday should be celebrated.

Mammoth Valley
2

Hawk vs. bear watch

Manny and his friends watch a hawk battle a bear, providing a chaotic but comic backdrop to the preparations. The moment injects humor into their day and reminds them that surprises can swoop in at any time. After the skirmish, they return to their Easter plans with renewed energy.

Valley outskirts
3

April Fools' Day prank starts

Crash and Eddie scheme a prank on Peaches to kick off April Fools' Day, while Peaches expresses a wish to spend Easter with her friends. The prank sets off a chain of lighthearted misadventures. Manny and Ellie try to keep the day wholesome amid the jokes.

Manny's cave vicinity
4

Scrat discovers his acorn again

Scrat digs out from Death Valley into the new herd's Valley and finds his acorn once more. In classic fashion, the acorn slips away again when it somehow becomes a tree, leaving Scrat both triumphant and frustrated. The chase for his acorn continues to weave into the Easter chaos.

New Herd's Valley
5

Sid looks after eggs

Sid volunteers to watch a batch of eggs for their owners, earning scorn from Manny and Diego for taking on the task. He worries about keeping the eggs safe while the others worry about the bigger Easter plans. The eggs become a focal point that raises the stakes for the group.

Egg owners' nest
6

Squint returns with a plan

Pirate hare Squint resurfaces after months, seeking revenge for Captain Gutt and demanding a new ship. When his initial attempt to scare them fails, he decides to frame Sid for stealing the eggs. The crew scrambles to avoid a dangerous misunderstanding.

Squint's hole
7

Clint helps and the eggs are camouflaged

Clint lends a hand by giving Manny and Sid a map to the eggs, which Squint has camouflaged by painting them to resemble something else. The team follows clues across the valley, hoping to locate the hidden eggs before trouble escalates. The misleading disguise raises the tension even higher.

Various locations across the valley
8

Eggs found to be acorn-painted and taken

They retrieve the eggs only to discover one egg is missing and the others have been painted to look like an acorn. Squint taunts them, insisting they must build him a ship by tomorrow or the egg will be scrambled. The countdown tightens the group's sense of urgency.

Ice-flecked field
9

The missing egg is with Scrat

The egg that looks like an acorn has been taken by Scrat, who keeps it close as part of his ongoing chase for the perfect nut. Manny and friends realize Scrat's involvement may complicate their rescue operation. The situation ties Scrat directly to the egg mystery.

Scrat’s territory
10

Paint is washed away and the egg drops

Manny cleans off the camouflage, exposing the egg for what it is and allowing Scrat to inadvertently influence events as the egg is tossed off a cliff. The gang carefully retrieves it, averting a potential disaster. Scrat’s antics add another layer of chaos to Easter.

Cliff edge
11

Squint battles Sid and the trap works

Squint confronts Sid to seize the egg, forcing a tense moment on the ice. The ice cracks beneath them, but Crash and Eddie’s latest prank—turned trap—gives Sid the upper hand. The veteran mammoth family uses clever tricks to outsmart their pursuer.

Frozen ice field
12

Easter together and a new Bunny

With the danger behind them, the mammoth family resolves to celebrate Easter together. Sid privately suggests Clint take on the role of Easter Bunny, painting and hiding eggs yearly to carry on the tradition. The plan ends on a hopeful note for future holidays.

Mammoth family home
13

Scrat’s chocolate mishap and the ship sinks

Scrat guards a basket of acorns and spots a chocolate fountain, dunking his treasures for protection. He ends up falling into the fountain, coated in chocolate that sets like cement. Meanwhile, Squint uses Scrat’s acorn basket as a makeshift ship, which promptly sinks, leaving Scrat stuck in chocolate.

Valley chocolate fountain area

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